Choose a multifamily or single-family investment approach, consider low cash flow priority, and monitor interest rates and seasonal timing.

Then focus on improving your interviewing skills to help you build a solid team on the ground wherever you do choose to invest.

With good credit and a relatively low LTV, they may price comparably. 

When someone who is not an electrician wants to do electrical work and you choose that because it's cheaper, don't you already know the answer?

And Sec8 sounds great, but comes with it's own issues.Add it all up you get a low dollar, but high headache strategy, which is a challenge that gets amplified, especially when you are operating remote.

In terms of feedback from our team, we’re leaning towards buttoning down the hatches, keeping rent increases low, and focusing on maximizing occupancy in our New England markets.

But I also realize many people choose the direction of Appreciation first.In my hometown market (not Pittsburgh, but central NJ area), few small to mid size multi family properties could come close to cash flowing positively.

. #1 you can often find promotions for zero or low interest from furniture stores that you might want to consider. #2 many private/hard money lenders will consider furnishings if the deal, including the furnishings, falls into their deal box.Believe it or not, it might be easier to include the furnishings in the deal with a significantly lower down payment if there is other rehab work to be done.

However, if both are desirable and available in your market, I would definitely choose smaller multifamily (1-4 units) hands down. 

Dollars outweigh calls every day of the week.To me, what appears to be the problem isn't setting the goals, or choosing the goals, but having a plan of how to get there.